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IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2025: In a repeat of their actions, the Pakistan national cricket team has cancelled their pre-match press conference ahead of their highly anticipated Asia Cup Super 4 clash against India.

According to news agency PTI, the Pakistan team management has decided not to interact with the media ahead of the Super4 contest.

"Pakistan have once again cancelled the match presser conference in order to avoid questions on Pycroft's appointment and the no handshake controversy," a tournament source told PTI.

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According to India Today, in a bid to lift the spirits, the Pakistan cricket team has brought in motivational speaker Dr. Raheel Kareem ahead of the high-voltage clash against traditional foe India. This move comes after they suffered a crushing seven-wicket defeat against India in their group stage clash.

Rubbing salt in the wound of Pakistan after the loss, the Indian team decided not to shake hands with their arch-rivals following the match. The decision not to shake hands came amid heightened tensions between two neighbouring nations due to escalated border tension after a terrorist attack in Pahalgam.

In a recent development, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has once again assigned the India-Pakistan Asia Cup Super 4s game on Sunday to its Elite Panel Match Referee Andy Pycroft despite PCB's repeated requests to remove him from the tournament.

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"Andy Pycroft is the match referee for Indo-Pak game," a tournament source told PTI.

Notably, Pycroft was the match referee last Sunday when the Indian team decided not to shake hands with the Pakistan team, but the Zimbabwean found himself in the centre of the controversy after India skipper Suryakumar Yadav didn't follow the convention at the toss.